YOURSAY 'Umno has more tentacles than an octopus. When one arm lets you pass, the other arm will stop you.'

DBKL says no to Bersih rally at Dataran Merdeka

Quigonbond: The most important thing is Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein is not sending his FRUs (riot police).

Really, there does not have to be a gathering on the field itself. There can be a massive gathering around Dataran Merdeka.

Such a spectacle taken from air and splashed over international media - a sea of yellow with a patch of green in the middle - will go to show that once again, BN gives in to fear, instead of putting the supposed political reform where its mouth is.

Changeagent: Not a national-level event? What kind of rubbish excuse is this?

Even Jackie Chan had an approved permit to block out Dataran Merdeka in 1992 when he filmed Police Story 3 here. Is a gathering of a hundred thousand patriotic Malaysians across all different races, religions and creed less 'national' than one Hong Kong-produced action movie?

I really think that all right-thinking Malaysians deserve a better explanation from the DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall).

Disbeliever: This is no big deal. The rejection is expected. We will go on with the Bersih 3.0 sit-in and see what the authorities will resort to this time round.

Is history going to repeat itself? Get the international media to monitor April 28 so that the world knows what's happening.

Freemsia: Isn't asking for free and fair elections of national interest? Or does DBKL mean that Dataran Merdeka can only be used for Umno interests only?

H W Loh: The rakyat are the boss. DBKL is the employee of the rakyat. The rakyat have every right to use Dataran Merdeka.

Chritopher Loi: For DBKL's information, Bersih 3.0 is a national event. Indeed, it is actually even bigger - it is a global event.

Stop giving excuses as you do not own the place. You are only a caretaker. And for who does DBKL take care of Dataran for? That's right, the people!

Anonymous #32993250: Dataran Merdeka is the property of every KLite and not DBKL's personal property.

If the people of KL want to have a party, then they have the right to do so as they are the ratepayers.

Mayors are merely government servants hired to oversee what the Kuala Lumpur residents want. Please do not overstep your duty, mayor.

Kopi O: For DBKL to say only 'national events such as celebrations' can be held at Dataran Merdeka simply means, "Only BN can use it. The rest of you get lost!"

Mamakthiew Mamad: This country is getting more crappy, especially with the Election Offences Bill being passed yesterday, which could mean that if I were a phantom voter, I could walk past all the election watchdogs and cast my vote. This is horrendous!

Paul Warren: Whoever said that Bersih 3.0 is not a national event? People are coming from all over Malaysia to witness and participate in this event.

No other event organised by anyone can exude as much in the collective spirit of Malaysianness as this.

Maybe that is it. DBKL is jealous that ever since Merdeka on the night of Aug 30, 1957, this square has never been able to get to showcase that Malaysian spirit.

Maybe we should show this DBKL who is boss. Let KLites not pay them the second half year's tax assessments.

Lover Boy: Datuk Bandar, do not forget your salary and all your DBKL staff are paid by the rakyat's money. Who are you to tell us that we cannot go and do what is our right?

2cts Worth: Umno has more tentacles than an octopus. When one arm lets you pass, the other arm will stop you.

I wouldn't be surprised if the gardener at Dataran will refuse the gathering even if DBKL allows it later on appeal.

We are dealing with Umno leaders who have forgotten they were elected by us. To jog their memory, we shall reject them this GE.

Fair&Just: BN is afraid that they will lose badly in the GE when there is a clean and fair election, since their bitter experience in the 308 election when Pakatan Rakyat won five states despite an election subjected to all sorts of charges of cheating, bribery, vote buying, phantom voters, changes of ballot boxes in Sabah and Sarawak, dubious postal votes, voters manipulation, etc.

Armageddon: Everybody thinks that they own something. DBKL thinks that they own the Dataran and BN thinks that they own Putrajaya.

So free and fair elections not 'national interest'

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